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arts and culture to our communities, our identity,
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traditional to the avant-garde.
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Welcome / Bienvenue

On behalf of Members of Ottawa City Council, I am
delighted to extend a warm welcome to all those
participating in the 32nd annual TD Ottawa Jazz
Festival, taking place in our nation’s capital from
June 21st to July 1st 2012.

I want to thank the talented jazz artists featured in
this year’s Festival program, as well as the sponsors,
organizers and volunteers, who have contributed
their expertise and resources to the successful
staging of this premier musical event of international
scope.
Allow me to wish you all very entertaining
performances, as well as for a most pleasant stay in
Ottawa.
Sincerely,

is an art form that transcends language.” In that
spirit, TD Bank Group is again pleased to present the
TD Ottawa Jazz Festival.
TD strives to enhance the communities in which
we serve, and what better way to bring people
together than to share in the love of great music by
sponsoring ten major music festivals from Victoria
to Halifax!
We’d like to thank everyone involved in making the
2012 TD Ottawa Jazz Festival a hit – your support
makes this event possible.
For the love of music, thank you.

*Indoor concerts seating is limited and
based on availability. Priority is given in
the following order: Single Ticket, Gold
Pass, and then Bronze Pass and Student
Pass holders.

Absolutely no
photography, sound or
video recording of the
artist is permitted.
* All tickets are non-refundable. All
seating is on a first come, first served
basis. Children under 12-years of age
are admitted free to Confederation
Park only (except in the Gold Circle).
Shows take place rain or shine.
Schedule subject to change without
notice

Single Tickets to Series
Concerts (HST included)
Studio Series

National Arts Centre Studio

$34

Improv
Invitational

National Arts Centre Fourth Stage

$25

OLG Late
Night Series

OLG Stage at Festival Plaza

$20

Late Night
Jam Sessions

ARC Lounge at ARC The.Hotel

$10

Exclusive to the Platinum Area & the Gold Circle:
The Festival is pleased to offer Platinum and Gold Circle
Seating ticket holders the opportunity to pre-order a
“Picnic in the Park” provided by Thyme & Again Creative
Catering. This year’s choices will be either a summer
barbecue chicken breast or grilled vegetable sandwich
with pita chips, crudités with a roasted caramelized onion
dip and a sumptuous Thyme & Again cookie. Gluten free
option available. The order has to be made 24 hours in
advance through the Jazz Festival office and your dinner
will be waiting for you when you arrive at the Park. $16.95
(price includes HST).

Galaxie, Your Musical Universe, is proud to partner
with the TD Ottawa Jazz Festival in the promotion
of emerging Canadian talent through its Rising
Stars Program. Galaxie will proudly bestow three
Rising Stars Awards to the most distinguished
musicians of the Galaxie Jazz Clinic All Stars; the
first place winner will receive a $1,500 bursary and
the two runners up will each receive a $750 bursary.
Students of the Clinic will partake in a weeklong
intensive jazz workshop overseen and conducted
by renowned professionals. Moreover, the students
will showcase their talent, performing on-stage as
part of the Great Canadian Jazz Series scheduled for
Saturday, June 30, 2012.

For the sixth year, we are pleased to announce
that $1,000 is available to one of the young
players in our TD Jazz Youth Summit. The award
will be presented June 30, 2012 on the Canal
Stage in Confederation Park.

Louise Ralston Memorial
Scholarship
Louise Ralston first attended the Ottawa Jazz
Festival in 1997 and immediately became a
passionate jazz devotee and a staple of the
OJF audience. Louise loved attending OJF
concerts and her warm, exuberant smile lit up
every venue she graced.
Louise passed away in July 2011 at the
age of 56 following a courageous battle
with lymphoma. This scholarship has been
established in her honour to support the
development of young jazz artists from
Western Canada.

Delta Ottawa City Centre is proud
to offer special rates starting at
$99.00 per night during the 2012
Ottawa Jazz Festival from June 21
to July 1, 2012.
Book on-line today at
deltaottawacitycentre.com
or call 1-855-330-5360.

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How to Win:
· Show your server your festival ticket or
wristband to obtain a ballot for our daily
Dinner & Jazz draw to WIN $100.
· Fill out your ballot. Put it in the ballot box
at the restaurant.
· Draws daily between June 21 - July 1 2012.
· We will mail your cheque.
· Participants must be 19 years or older.
· One ballot per Jazz Festival ticket or pass.
· Participants may enter at each of our six
participating restaurants.

Contemporary restaurant
oﬀering fusion cuisine and
wines from around the
world that transforms into
a social lounge at night.

Jazz Lovers
Mambo & Kinki would like to invite all of you Jazz Lovers
to come and dine before or after your festival show.
Just present your Jazzfest passes to your server and
receive a 20% disount off of your bill.
(restrictions apply)

Considered to be one of the most expressive vocalists
and impressive guitarists on the contemporary
rhythm and Blues scene, Robert Cray draws R&B,
rock, pop, and jazz with equal insight and authority.
The Robert Cray Band was born in the American
North West in 1974 and is now celebrating 37 years in
the business. During those years Cray’s band earned
five Grammy awards, obtaining the universal respect
and admiration of musicians and audiences alike. In
2011, Cray was inducted to the Blues Hall of Fame
Considéré comme étant l’un des chanteurs les plus
expressifs et l’un des meilleurs guitaristes de la

John Geggie is greatly in demand as a versatile
musician and creative composer both in Canada
and internationally. He has toured extensively with
the award-winning jazz group Chelsea Bridge and
the JUNO-nominated DD Jackson Trio. He has
also recorded or performed with a veritable who’s
who of creative improvised music: Andy Milne,
Ben Monder, David Murray, Andrew Cyrille, Matt
Brubeck, Myra Melford. Geggie has performed at
various international festivals including in Rouen
and Maubeuge (France), in Molde (Norway) and
throughout the United States.
John Geggie est un musicien et compositeur très
convoité, au Canada comme à l’étranger, pour
sa polyvalence et sa créativité. Il a participé à de
nombreuses tournées avec le groupe de jazz primé
Chelsea Bridge et le D.D. Jackson Trio, récipiendaire
d’une mise en nomination aux prix JUNO. Il s’est
également produit avec David Murray, Andrew Cyrille
et Ben Monder entre autres. Il a programmé et joué
dans sa propre série de concerts à la Quatrième
salle du Centre national des Arts et il participe
régulièrement au Festival international de musique
de chambre d’Ottawa.
Toronto-based pianist and composer Nancy Walker
has been recognized Canada-wide. Winner of the
2008 National Jazz Awards Keyboardist Of The Year
Award and the 2003 Montréal International Jazz
Festival’s prestigious Grand Prix de Jazz, Nancy was
also nominated for a JUNO award for Instrumental
Album of the Year in 2006.
La pianiste et compositrice Nancy Walker possède
un solide vécu musical comme accompagnatrice,
en studio et en spectacle, de nombreux artistes
internationaux non seulement dans le jazz, mais aussi
dans d’autres styles. Lauréate du prestigieux Grand
prix du jazz décerné par le Festival international de
jazz de Montréal, Nancy compte plusieurs disques à
son actif à titre de leader.
Ethan Ardelli is currently a freelancing musician in
the Toronto music scene. Ethan graduated from the
University of Toronto, Faculty of Music Jazz Program
in 2006. In October 2005, Ethan played on Jane
Bunnett’s CD Radio Guantanemo which featured jazz
legends Dewey Redman and Howard Johnson. This
album won the JUNO for Contemporary Jazz Album
of the Year. In 2006, Ethan received the Grand prix de
jazz at the Montreal International Jazz Festival as part
of the David Virelles Quintet.
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After moving to Montreal from Rhode Island, in his
first apartment in the new city, Brad Barr shared an
adjoining wall with Sarah Page, a classically trained
harpist from with a propensity for the experimental.
As tender and visceral as she is virtuosic, her
melodies would seep through the cracks of the
wall and into the music Brad was writing. His
brother Andrew, with Sarah, began recording and
performing around Montreal. Soon, their friend
and multi-instrumentalist Andres Vial was brought
in. With Brad’s songs setting the context for the
agile imaginations of the other musicians, a unique
sound was born, one reliant on interwoven string
arrangements, wide open spaces, and a multitude
of musical traditions.
Après son déménagement du Rhode Island à
Montréal, Brad Barr se retrouve dans un logis dont
le mur mitoyen donne sur le logement de Sarah

A driving force in the international jazz scene,
Montreal-based saxophonist Joel Miller’s newest
recording, and first on Origin, proves he’s not just a
musician for those in-the-know any longer. Teaming
with the mighty pianist Geoffrey Keezer, drummer
Greg Ritchie, and Fraser Hollins on bass, the quartet
delivers a set of tight-knit originals. A complete,
accessible, yet thoroughly modern jazz statement

Liane Carroll is one of the most popular figures on
the UK jazz scene with a voice that is truly world
class. A beautiful singer and pianist, her shows lead
an audience through soulful blues, powerful ballads
- all delivered with wit and charm. She has worked
with everyone from Paul McCartney and Gerry
Rafferty to Ladysmith Black Mambazo.

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David Mott’s current work is Journey to the Land of
Oz. As in the previous works, this large scale work
runs the gamut of composition and improvisation.
Journey to the Land of Oz references Wizard of Oz
music with sly, twisted and embedded passages
that leaves the listener guessing and venturing into
a journey of musical discovery that veers from the
Yellow Brick Road more often than not.
David Mott nous offre son œuvre actuelle Journey
to the Land of Oz. Sans faire exception à la règle,
cette œuvre magistrale étale toute la gamme de la
composition et de l’improvisation. Journey to the
Land of Oz renvoie à la musique du Magicien d’Oz
avec des passages rusés, tortueux et entrelacés
qui laissent l’auditeur pensif et l’amènent dans
une découverte musicale qui revient plus souvent
qu’autrement au chemin de briques jaunes.

Iva Bittová’s countryman Milan Kundera wrote
how Europe’s “small nations” form another Europe.
The violinist-vocalist may be ‘small nation’ Czech
but her musical worldview and visionary creativity
acknowledge no borders. Her powers of spontaneous
creativity are more bountiful than it is fair to confer
on one person. Witness and marvel.
Milan Kundera (L’insoutenable légèreté de l’être) a déjà
écrit comment les « petits pays » européens forment
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For over a decade, drummer Rob Garcia has brought
his skills and subtle, dynamic rhythmic sense to
numerous jazz-based creative ensembles. He has
performed and/or recorded with bandleaders,
Wynton Marsalis, Joseph Jarman, Anat Cohen and
dozens more. Garcia is an inspired composer and
bandleader in his own right. His CD, Perennial was
listed in the “10 Best Jazz Albums of 2009” in the
New York Observer.

Gretchen Parlato’s 2009 sophomore breakthrough,
In a Dream, signaled the arrival of an incredibly
inventive modern jazz singer. Her follow-up, The Lost
and Found, demonstrates that she has staying power.
In a Dream garnered international acclaim with
Billboard magazine hailing it as “the most alluring
jazz vocal album of 2009”; it also made it onto the top
year-end polls for Jazz Times, the Boston Globe, the
Village Voice and NPR.
En 2009, Gretchen Parlato perce avec In a Dream
qui marque l’émergence d’une chanteuse de jazz
moderne très innovatrice. Son album subséquent, The
Lost and Found, démontre qu’elle a tout pour s’établir
et persévérer. Le magazine Billboard salue l’album In
a Dream, accueilli à l’échelle internationale, comme
étant « l’album de jazz vocal le plus attrayant de 2009
». Cet album s’est également retrouvé dans les listes
des meilleurs albums de l’année des magazines Jazz
Times, Boston Globe, Village Voice et NPR.

Adam & The Amethysts are a band of scrappy
kids and Adam Waito, their leader, is possibly the
scrappiest. Raised in Thunder Bay, Ontario, he moved
from the small town to the big city in 2003. That’s
the migration that still haunts his songs, but other
changes stir there too: growing up, crashing down,

When you combine Slim Moore’s hot-buttered voice
with the honey-glazed horns and the slick rhythm
section of the Mar-Kays, you experience the kind of
deep, rugged, gut-wrenching soul music that only
comes around once in a blue moon. The kind of soul
music that can be tough as leather, or smooth as silk.
The kind of soul music that can make you cry, dance,
and tear your hair out - all at the same time.
Lorsque vous combinez la voix doucereuse de Slim
Moore, les cuivres mielleux et le rythme enjôleur
des Mar-Kays, vous obtenez une rare musique soul
profonde, brute et viscérale. Une soul aussi coriace
que du cuir et aussi douce que de la soie. Le type de
soul qui vous fait simultanément pleurer, danser et
vous arracher les cheveux.
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Renowned French bassist Hélène Labarrière plays
an intriguingly nuanced brand of free jazz that
is sonically rich, relaxed, and almost cinematic.
Undercurrents of roots music and an openness to
a variety of artistic approaches works to transport
listeners into a living, breathing sound world where
vigorous creative jazz meets raw lyricism and
complete, thoughtful, interconnected musicianship.

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For those who don’t already know, forró is the hipswiveling, dance floor-filling, rural party music of
Brazil’s northeastern states. And Forró in the Dark
is the collective of four New York-based Brazilian
ex-pats who are updating this traditional sound for
the 21st century. “In Brazil, forró literally means party,”
says Mauro (who also serves as David Byrne, Red Hot
Chili Peppers and Thom Yorke’s percussionist). The
objective is to make people dance.” Their signature
blend of down home forró and urban cool have made
them one of New York’s must-see buzz bands.

The Scandinavian improv scene has produced some
of the finest, most mind-blowing talents in modern
jazz, and in IPA Ottawa gets a great chance to see
players from the cream of the new crop of groups
such as Atomic, The Thing, and Motif.
Courtesy: Coastal Jazz

“Seat-of-your-pants improvisation of the highest
order” –All About Jazz. Vancouver pianist Paul
Plimley is one of Canada’s foremost improvising
musicians. Renowned British bassist/composer
Barry Guy is a virtuoso improviser with unparalleled
extended technique, and Swiss drummer Lucas
Niggli (Zoom, Steamboat Switzerland) is among the
most important musicians on the European scene.
Courtesy: Coastal Jazz

One word can be used to sum up the Soul Rebels,
big. Big sound, big band, big show. Equipped with
a traditional eight-piece lineup, the Soul Rebels
have built a career around an eclectic live show that
harnesses the power of horns and drums in the
party-like atmosphere of a dance club. Their weekly
show at Uptown New Orleans spot Le Bon Temps
Roulé has been known to descend into a sweaty
shout-along as the band mixes up songs from its
five studio albums with hits by Jay-Z and OutKast.
Le Festival de jazz maintient la tendance avec les
Soul Rebels et leur son plus grand que nature sur la
scène OLG. Avec leurs contagieuses compositions
originales et leurs reprises des grands classiques, les
Soul Rebels ont acquis un auditoire loyal grâce à un
jeu de cuivres semblable à celui entendu depuis le
tournant du 20e siècle lors des funérailles jazzées.

Composed of some of the Jazz world’s brightest
lights, this new quintet’s repertoire taps into the
member’s songbooks, a treasure trove of exhilarating
compositions guaranteed to excite and wow
audiences everywhere. Led by Houle, the band walks
the fine line between composition and improvisation,
with a strong bend on the jazz vernacular. The new
band got together in New York City in 2011 and
again in March of 2012 to record their new CD called
GENERA on Songlines Records.
Cet ensemble pancontinental regroupe certains
des meilleurs créateurs au monde dans une
prestation inspirée de hard bop puissant, de
mélodies entrelacées, de solos unificateurs et

Steve Martin, is one of the most diversified performers
in the entertainment industry today equally at home
on stage with his backing band the Steep Canyon
Rangers as on the film set of some of the most
popular movies of recent film history.
Martin released his second full length GRAMMYnominated bluegrass album Rare Bird Alert on
Rounder Records in 2011 following up his GRAMMYaward winning 2009 release The Crow. He will be
joined by the Steep Canyon Rangers, who toured
extensively with Martin over the last year. Rare Bird
Alert features 13 new Martin-penned tracks, including
a live version of “King Tut,” and was produced by Tony

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Consummate guitarist, composer and musical
interpreter Bill Frisell has assembled a trusted
ensemble to record his take on the classic songs of
John Lennon. Titled All We Are Saying, the project
had long been in the works— as far back as the
first time he heard the Beatles at the age of 13.
Fast forward and Frisell is asked to put together an
impromptu set in honor of John Lennon as part of a
special event in Paris. The preparation, performances
and reception to these compositions was an
inspiration nurtured to fruition with this project.
Guitariste accompli, compositeur et interprète, Bill
Frisell a formé un groupe fiable pour enregistrer un
album sur les classiques de John Lennon. Intitulé
All We Are Saying, le projet a longtemps été en
cours d’élaboration – en fait, depuis sa première
écoute des Beatles à 13 ans. Après plusieurs années,
Frisell se voit demander d’improviser un groupe
pour honorer l’œuvre de John Lennon dans le cadre
d’un événement spécial à Paris. La préparation, les
performances et l’accueil de ces compositions ont
insufflé la concrétisation de ce projet.

GRAMMY-award-winning bassist, vocalist, composer
Esperanza Spalding unveils the brilliant compositions
of her new release, Radio Music Society in a dynamic
“big band” format. Inspired by her desire to write for a
large ensemble, Spalding has crafted her performances
to spotlight the talents of her 12-piece world class
band. Weaving high-caliber artists into the context of
a big band could be a challenge, but not for Spalding.
Her ability to combine musical styles makes her writing
accessible to audiences across the spectrum.
Gagnante d’un Grammy, la bassiste, vocaliste
et compositrice Esperanza Spalding dévoile les
magnifiques œuvres de son nouvel album Radio Music
Society dans un format « big band » dynamique.
Inspirée par son désir d’écrire pour un grand
ensemble, Spalding a façonné ses performances pour
mettre en vedette les talents de son groupe de 12
musiciens de classe internationale. C’est tout un défi
que de mélanger des artistes de haut calibre dans le
contexte d’un « big band », mais pas pour Spalding.
Son habileté à combiner les styles musicaux rend ses
œuvres accessibles aux auditeurs de tous les genres.

Polish-German saxophonist Angelika Niescier is
among those exceptional women that have been
vitalizing and inspiring the European jazz scene
with new outlines. While an ambitious musician
with boundless energy, a luscious tone and virtuosic
technique, she also is a composer for theatre, ballet,
orchestra and choir. Angelika‘s quartet Sublim shows
a creative potential that seems to be unlimited. In her
compositions and improvisations Niescier mingles
the most diverse influences of 50 years of jazz
history with a European awareness of form achieving
something innovative and unique.
Le projet Sublim de la saxophoniste germanopolonaire Angelika Niescier explore avec ambition
les motifs mélodiques complexes, le minimalisme
multicouches, l’abstraction et la beauté. Son œuvre
innovatrice se décrit comme un mélange de « la force
d’expression intense de Coltrane et de la maîtrise
intellectuelle de Steve Coleman ». Courtoisie : Coastal Jazz

Singer, songwriter, and producer Maria Farinha is
considered a precursor of contemporary Brazilian
popular music. Her professional career, which began in
the 1980′s, has taken her from her native Brazil to the
U.S.A. where she lived for 10 years before transplanting
in Toronto, the city she now calls home. Maria has
toured North and South America extensively and
performed with important international artists like
Brazilian composer, Gilberto Gil.

Home Sweet Mobile Home is Nellie McKay’s latest
album of all-original material and features the
musical wanderlust, lyrical playfulness and unique
point of view that have characterized her music
since her breakthrough debut Get Away From Me.
Le récent album Home Sweet Mobile Home de
Nellie McKay met l’accent sur l’esprit d’aventure
musical, le jeu lyrique et le point de vue unique
qui caractérisent sa musique depuis son premier
album Get Away From Me.
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With the release of their live, 2-disc album/
DVD Tell Your Friends, Snarky Puppy has gone
from an underground secret to one of the most
internationally respected names in instrumental
music. Over the last four years of touring, Snarky
Puppy has gained a reputation for putting on
a live show unparalleled in energy, virtuosity,
and musicianship. They seamlessly fuse a deep
knowledge and respect for musical tradition
with sonic and conceptual innovation in a way
that is able to reach the most critical- or most
carefree- audience.

The Chris Tarry Group, led by famed Canadian
electric bassist of the same name, is based in New
York City and has been wowing audiences with its
original brand of modern electric jazz since the
bands inception in 1994. With his eight multi JUNO
award-winning solo albums, Chris Tarry has become
widely regarded as one of Canada’s most esteemed
bandleaders, composers, and bass players.
Basé à New York, Chris Tarry, bassiste électrique
canadien très reconnu avec son groupe, épate les
spectateurs avec l’originalité de son jazz électrique
moderne depuis la création du groupe en 1994.
Ses huit albums solo, récipiendaires de nombreux
prix JUNO, font de Chris Tarry l’un des leaders,
compositeurs et bassistes les plus estimés du Canada.

Hailing from New Orleans as the former trombone
player of the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Big Sam
always entertains audiences with his exhilarating
brand of high-voltage funk, rock, jazz, and hip-hop,
termed “Noladelic Powerfunk.” The San Francisco
Chronicle asserts “[Big Sam is] the top man on the
slide trombone in the birthplace of jazz.” Together,
Big Sam’s Funky Nation engages and delights
audiences across the country with their high energy
performance and showmanship. BSFN has also been
featured on “LIVE! with Regis & Kelly,” and more
recently, in HBO’s original series, “Treme,” where the
band performs one of their songs for a Mardi Gras
event, and Big Sam plays himself in multiple episodes,
including scenes with Elvis Costello and Allen
Toussaint as they recorded the acclaimed Grammynominated album, River in Reverse.

From his latest solo offering to the hit singles of
Hall & Oates, Daryl Hall’s legacy and inspiration is
unmistakable. New gems like “Eyes For You” and
“Talking To You” off the critically-acclaimed solo record
to timeless classics like “Rich Girl,” “Dreamtime” and “Kiss
on My List,” have become cult classics the world over.
L’héritage et l’inspiration de Daryl Hall imprègnent
indubitablement les hits de Hall & Oates et les pièces
de son tout nouvel album solo. Les nouveautés,
comme Eyes For You et Talking To Youp, de son
album solo acclamé par la critique, de même que les
chansons Rich Girl, Dreamtime et Kiss on My List, sont
devenues des classiques cultes intemporels dans le
monde entier.

Kneebody represents the state of the art in genrebending postmodern creative music. On stage,
the band combines sophisticated instrumental
compositions and virtuosic improvising; never
failing to astonish even the most discerning ears.
For 10 years running, their incomparable success at
combining the depth of jazz, the swagger of hip hop,
and the conviction of rock has cultivated a loyal fan
base in the U.S. and Europe.

Rarely has a band taken the jazz scene by the scruff
of the neck and given it such a good shaking as Get
the Blessing. Winners of the BBC Jazz Award 2008 for
their debut album All Is Yes, Get The Blessing are one
of the UK’s most exciting live bands.
GTB have forged a unique signature sound that
defies easy classification, yet never loses sight of
thumping tunes, monstrously infectious beats, or
joyous collective spontaneity.
Il est rare qu’un groupe remue autant la scène du
jazz que Get the Blessing. Gagnant du BBC Jazz
Award en 2008 pour son premier album All Is Yes,
Get The Blessing est l’un des groupes britanniques
les plus formidables en spectacle. GTB s’est forgé un
son particulier qui défie toute classification, toujours
avec des pièces phénoménales, des rythmes très
contagieux ou une joyeuse spontanéité collective.

How did a twenty one year old from Victoria BC get
so wise? Being the daughter of Neil Osborne, singer/
guitarist for the iconic 54-40 (and also her producer),
music has surrounded her. Growing up in a house
where song writing was as natural as breathing,
it’s no surprise that at just 16 she began noir pop
band The Blue Violets with sister Coral Osborne and
later friend Louise Burns who toured extensively
throughout Canada.
Kandle, 21 ans de Victoria (C.-B.), fille avisée de Neil
Osborne, chanteur et guitariste du groupe iconique
54-40 (et aussi son producteur), a grandi dans la
musique. Élevée dans un foyer où composition rime
avec respiration, c’est sans surprise qu’à seulement
16 ans, elle monte le groupe de pop noire The Blue
Violets avec sa sœur Coral Osborne, puis son amie
Louise Burns, et fait une longue tournée du Canada.

Emerging as one of Canada’s most exciting young
multi-genre roots band, The Tequila Mockingbird
Orchestra’s faithful underground following has
expanded to North American awareness in 2011, and
has seen them playing festivals across Canada and
the US in 2010 and 2011. TMO delivers their brand
of acoustic, high energy Gypsy-Roots-Folk-Grass with
dedication and precision, keeping it exciting and
generating dancing fans with every show.

Backseat Heroine marks a brave turning point in
the road for an artist once pegged as a jazz-pop
chanteuse. Emma-Lee’s voice, once described by No
Depression as “powerful and fragile at the same time,
with a range and ability to dive around the notes that
would make k.d. lang jealous” is the star of the show.

In 2006 guitar virtuosos Byron Mikaloff and Christian
Roberge met jazz bassist Alex Morissette at the
Quebec Conservatory of Music. In 2008 the trio
combined great musicianship with a sense of humour,
and united their unique voices to create an ingenious
tribute to the 80′s and Reinhardt, with the album Lost
In The 80′s. The album was an instant success. The trio
from Quebec City still find their inspiration from the
classic 80′s repertoire, and also does notably honour
the Canadian stars from this era notably: Corey Hart,
Bryan Adams, Rush and Men Without Hats.
En 2006 au conservatoire de Québec, les virtuoses
de la guitare Byron Mikaloff et Christian Roberge,
rencontrent le contrebassiste de jazz Alex Morissette.
En mai 2008, pour l’humour de la musique, ils
décident d’unir leurs trois voix et leurs multiples
cordes pour rendre hommage aux années 80, avec
la présentation de l’album Lost In The 80’s. Approche
encore aussi inventive, techniquement parfaitement
maîtrisée, le trio québécois s’abreuve toujours à la
source des années quatre-vingt, et fait notamment
la part belle aux stars canadiennes de cette époque,
dont Corey Hart, Bryan Adams et Men Without Hats.

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In Concert / Cinéma-concert July 5, 6, 7 juillet 2012

Full length film with the music performed live by the NAC Orchestra
Version intégrale du film* avec accompagnement musical sur scène par l’Orchestre du CNA
*en anglais avec sous-titres français